Alpha Noir/Omega White
2012 studio album by Moonspell
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Alpha Noir/Omega White is the ninth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 27 April 2012. It is the band's first double album. The band's press release cited Bathory, King Diamond, Onslaught, early Metallica, Testament and Artillery as influences for Alpha Noir, which was described as "an incendiary album". Omega White was instead described as an album of "pure atmosphere and shadow", an homage to Type O Negative and The Sisters of Mercy and similar to Moonspell's second album Irreligious. Alpha Noir and Omega White were both produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, who had previously worked on the band's Under Satanæ and Night Eternal records.[6]
- Melodic death metal
- symphonic metal (Alpha Noir)
- Gothic metal
- gothic rock (Omega White)
38:10 (Omega White)
78:44 (total)
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| Released | 27 April 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 40:34 (Alpha Noir) 38:10 (Omega White) 78:44 (total) | |||
| Language | English, Portuguese | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Tue Madsen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| Blistering | [2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Metal Forces | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[5] |
The song "New Tears Eve" has been dedicated to Peter Steele, the vocalist and leader of Type O Negative, who died in 2010.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Axis Mundi" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Lickanthrope" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Versus" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Alpha Noir" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Em Nome do Medo" ("In the Name of Fear") | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Opera Carne" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Love Is Blasphemy" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Grandstand" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Sine Missione" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 40:34 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whiteomega" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "White Skies" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Fireseason" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "New Tears Eve" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Herodisiac" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Incantatrix" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Sacrificial" | 4:11 |
| 8. | "A Greater Darkness" | 7:24 |
| Total length: | 38:10 | |
Personnel
- Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
- Ricardo Amorim – guitars
- Aires Pereira – bass
- Pedro Paixão – keyboards, guitars
- Miguel Gaspar – drums
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 87 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 186 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 83 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 37 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 108 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 37 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 48 |
